ADMONITION NO. 12-19 The respondent was an associate in a law firm that was retained to represent a corporation as plaintiff in contract claims against a government department. The statute of limitations on filing the claims had, however, expired before ...

When a judge ruled against Foster, R.I. resident Stephen Charette, he took resolving a neighborhood dispute into his own hands. In August 2010, Providence Superior Court Judge Kristen E. Rodgers concluded that Charette had not proven his claims that an ...

As a major holiday, Thanksgiving stands apart for many reasons — the non-denominational inclusiveness, the embracing of nature and the harvest, the almost universal two-day work break — but none more so, of course, than the eating. Where on other ...

The 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld the conviction of a former art dealer for conning several investors out of more than $6 million in cash, tangible assets and forgiven debt, U.S. Attorney Peter F. Neronha announced.

A group of Ipswich residents has announced it would give up its legal challenge of the sale one of the nation’s oldest land trusts in Little Neck, according to The Boston Globe. The Ipswich Citizens for Public Trust, or Little ...

A 63-year-old man underwent a procedure to remove a stone from the common bile duct after going to a local hospital with acute epigastric pain radiating to his back and chest. He had a prior medical history of hypertension, diabetes, ...

A 61-year-old woman was the front-seat passenger in a sports car operated by her husband. He lost control of the vehicle while taking a curve in the road, causing the car to flip over on its roof and pin the ...

Gov. Deval L. Patrick has announced the judicial nominations of Mary K. Ames and Robert J. Pellegrini to Superior Court and Worcester District Court, respectively. Ames has 30 years of litigation experience in both criminal and civil matters. She joined ...